Coastal Risk Management Timeline

This table show policies, acts, works and plans concerning coastal zone management and protection. Some are precautionary safety measures and some are a response to floods and storm surges.

Works Flood events Laws, plans, etc
 
Year Denmark United Kingdom Germany The Netherlands Belgium European Union United Nations
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2008
 
2006
 
2004
 
2002
 
2000
 
1998
 
1996
 
1994
 
1992
 
1990
 
1988
 
1986
 
1984
 
1982
 
1980
 
1978
 
1976
 
1974
 
1972
 
1970
 
1968
 
1966
 
1964
 
1962
 
1960
 
1958
 
1956
 
1954
 
1952
 
1950
 
1948
 
1946
 
1944
 
1942
 
1940
 
1938
 
1936
 
1934
 
1932
 
1930
 
1928
 
1926
 
1924
 
1922
 
1920
 
1918
 
1916
 
1914
 
1912
 
1910
 
1908
 
1906
 
1904
 
1902
 
1900
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laws, plans, etc. Flood
emergenc
y fund
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Laws, plans, etc. Planning
Act
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Laws, plans, etc. Nature
Protecti
on Act
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Laws, plans, etc. Coastal
Protecti
on Act
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Works 1st Sand nourishment
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Laws, plans, etc. Zonation Act
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Laws, plans, etc. Update Nature Conservation Act 1917
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Laws, plans, etc. Nature Conservation Act
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Laws, plans, etc. Dike and Coast protection law
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Laws, plans, etc. Structural Reform Planning
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Laws, plans, etc. Securing
the
future
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Laws, plans, etc. Thames Estuary 2100
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Laws, plans, etc. PPS25
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Laws, plans, etc. Space
for
water
policy
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Laws, plans, etc. Shoreline & Estuary Management Plans
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Laws, plans, etc. Foresight 1st round
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Laws, plans, etc. Foundation Storm Tide Warning Service
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Works Thames
Barrier
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Laws, plans, etc. Flood insurance available
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Flood events Thames flood
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Laws, plans, etc. Foresight "2nd round"
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Laws, plans, etc. Foresight "current phase"
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Laws, plans, etc. Strategy for flood and coastal defence
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Laws, plans, etc. Future Water
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Works Major investments coastal defence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Works Master Plan Lower Saxony Bremen
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Works Master Plan Schleswig-Holstein
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Works Master
Plan
Weser
Ems /
Lower
Saxony
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Laws, plans, etc. Speciali
zed
Master
Plan
Sylt
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Laws, plans, etc. Hamburge
r flood
warning
service
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Flood events Storm
surge
Schleswi
g
Holstein
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Works Master Plan Lower Saxony Bremen
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Flood events Storm surge Hamburg
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Works Master Plan Schleswig - Holstein
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Works 1st Sand nourishment Lower Saxony
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Laws, plans, etc. Start coastal protection program
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Works HafenCity Hamburg the Masterplan
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Works 1st Sand nourishment
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Works Major investments coastal defence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laws, plans, etc. National Water Plan
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Laws, plans, etc. Deltacommittee on coastal development
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Works Strengthening Weak Links
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Laws, plans, etc. Flood Defence Act
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Laws, plans, etc. Delta Act
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Works Start Delta works
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Flood events Storm surge Western Scheldt
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Flood events Storm surge Zuiderzee
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Laws, plans, etc. Flood warning service
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Works Zuiderzee works
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Works Afsluitdijk
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Works End Delta works
Works 1st Sand nourishment
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Laws, plans, etc. Delta committee
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Works Flanders Masterplan Coastal Safety
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Works Sigmaplan implementation
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Works Updated Sigmaplan
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Laws, plans, etc. Long term vision Western Scheldt
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Works 1st Sand nourishment
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Flood events Ruisbroek flood
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Laws, plans, etc. Sigmaplan
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Laws, plans, etc. EU Flood Directive
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Laws, plans, etc. ICZM recommendation
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Laws, plans, etc. SEA Directive
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Laws, plans, etc. EU Habitat directive
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Laws, plans, etc. EU Bird Directive
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Laws, plans, etc. EIA Directive
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Laws, plans, etc. Natura 2000
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Laws, plans, etc. 4th Assessment report IPCC
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Laws, plans, etc. 3rd Assessment report IPCC
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Laws, plans, etc. Kyoto protocol
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Laws, plans, etc. 2nd Assessment report IPCC
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Laws, plans, etc. 1st Assessment report IPCC
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Laws, plans, etc. Agenda 21
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Laws, plans, etc. Brundtland report Sustainability
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Laws, plans, etc. Club of Rome NGO Limits to growth
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Flood events Storm surge Southern North Sea
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